KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says ground will be broken this year for the construction of two Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) schools.

“I am proud to announce that we will break ground this year on two of the six STEAM schools that I had announced previously. The first will be established at Bernard Lodge in St Catherine and the second at Minard in St Ann,” said Holness last Thursday during his contribution to the Budget Debate. 

“If we are serious about competing in a tech-driven, AI-enabled global economy, we cannot educate our children for a world that no longer exists. We must build the institutions that prepare them for the world of today and, more importantly, to compete globally in the world of tomorrow,” he said.

“These schools will bring an entirely new approach to education, exposing students to science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics in ways that build the creativity, innovation, and problem-solving skills that the economy of the future demands,” said the prime minister.